Secrets Of Giving And Praying

Secrets Of Giving And Praying are among the most important teachings of Jesus.  The Lord was on a mountain  when He taught His disciples these important secrets. 

The main lesson is that God wants His children to have a secret life of giving and praying, because He wants to reward these openly.

Jesus said that we must give charitable donations in secret

Jesus began by warning His disciples not to display their righteousness just to be seen by people. Jesus said that their Father in Heaven would not reward them for showing off.

For example, Jesus told His disciples not to blow a trumpet to alert others whenever they gave charitable gifts to others. 

This is what the hypocrites did in synagogues and on streets so that people will praise them. 

Jesus said that they have their reward.

Jesus told His disciples to do their charitable giving in a private manner:

‘But when you do your giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing."

Jesus said they must give gifts secretly in order to be rewarded by their Heavenly Father

"… so that your gift may be in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you." 

Do not show off publicly when you pray to God

There were some people in Jesus' day who loved to show off as they prayed. They would stand in the synagogues and on street corners as they prayed loudly.

They did so in order to be seen and commended by other people. Jesus said that they have a reward for being hypocrites:

‘Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray while standing in synagogues and on street corners so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have their reward."

Pray secretly in your room

Jesus said that His disciples must not pray publicly in order to show off. Instead, they must pray privately in their  rooms or in a private place. 

God would openly reward those who pray to Him  without making a show of it:

‘But whenever you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you. 

Do not babble and repeat words over and over when you pray

Jesus said that God does not want His children to babble like babies and repeat words over and over when we pray.

Instead, God wants us to tell Him exactly what we need, so we can get directly to the point

‘When you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles, because they think that by their many words they will be heard. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. So pray this way:

Conclusion to Secrets Of Giving And Praying

The main lesson is that God lives in Heaven. We cannot see Him with our physical eyes. 

Therefore, God is in secret in a sense. 

He wants His children to give to Him and to pray to Him in private. He does not want us to give and to pray in order to show off publicly.

People who give and pray in order to show off publicly have a special reward reserved for them. On the other hand, those who give and pray in private in order to please God only will also receive His special reward.

Praying in secret does not mean that you cannot pray loudly to God. It just means that we are not doing it to be seen and praised by others.

Praying in secret does not mean that we cannot pray with others. This is another prayer called the prayer of agreement or corporate prayer.

One example is in Acts 2 preceding the Day of Pentecost. 

God wants everyone of His children to have a secret prayer life that He will reward openly.

Secrets Of Giving And Praying KJV Matthew 6: 1 - 8

1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

2 Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

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Jesus Healed A Man With A Withered Hand

Today's exciting story shares how Jesus healed a man with a withered hand. This was  a very exciting and amazing miracle. However, it angered Jesus' enemies because  He performed the miracle on the Sabbath day.

According to the  Law of Moses, no one should work on the Sabbath day.  The scribes and Pharisees  always became angry because they believed that miracles were deeds of work.

They were very strict about not working on the Sabbath. Therefore, they believed that Jesus sinned against God by working miracles on this day of rest. 

Jesus saw a man with a withered hand one Sabbath

One Sabbath day, Jesus went to the Synagogue. He saw a man with a hand that had never grown. It was small and withered and he couldn’t use it

Jesus felt compassion for the man and wanted to heal him. Suspecting what the Lord was about to do, His enemies watched to see if He would heal the man on the Sabbath day.

Jesus told the man with the withered hand to  get up and come forward! The Lord  then spoke to His enemies because He  knew what they were thinking. He asked a  question, “Does the Law of Moses say to do good, or evil, on Sabbath days?”  However, they never answered, because Moses’ Law says to do good on the Sabbath.

Jesus was angry with the Pharisees, because they didn’t care at all about the poor man. 

But Jesus cared! He told the man to stand where everyone could see him. 

“Stretch out your hand,” Jesus said to the man. 

The man obeyed and stretched out his hand.

There, in front of everyone in the Synagogue (including the Pharisees) a miracle took place!

Right in front of his own eyes, the man watched his hand grow and become a normal hand! 

It was a miracle! 

He was so happy!

The Pharisees became enraged!

They went straight out to meet with a group of people called the Herodians. 

They were also leaders who didn't like people following Jesus. 

Both groups wanted to make a plan to get rid of the Lord.

 

Jesus healed a man with a withered hand explained 

This beautiful story shows us Jesus cares about people.  The Lord volunteered to heal the man because He knew that the man longed to have a normal hand.

Once he was healed, the man could carry out activities that everyone else with normal hands took for granted.

God is always so good  and kind.

Jesus healed a man with a withered hand Mark 3 1 - 6

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He entered again into a synagogue; and a man was there whose hand was withered.

2

They were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.

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He said to the man with the withered hand, ``Get up and come forward!"

4

And He said to them, ``Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or to kill?" But they kept silent.

5

After looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He said to the man, ``Stretch out your hand." And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.

6

The Pharisees went out and immediately began conspiring with the Herodians against Him, as to how they might destroy Him.

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Jesus Heals A Man Born Blind - Part 1

 Jesus Heals A Man Born Blind

In today's story, Jesus healed a man who was born blind.  The Lord was walking through Jerusalem when He saw a man who had been born blind.

Jesus' disciples asked if the man had become blind because of his sins or the sins of his parents.  

Jesus replied that neither the man or his parents had sinned. 

The Lord continued  by explaining that the man was blind because God wanted to reveal His power in him.

Jesus said that His job was to work the works of God by healing the man.

"As long as I am in the world," He said," I am the light of the world."

After saying that, Jesus spat on the ground and mixed it with the mud. He then put the mud on the man’s eyes.

Jesus told the man to wash in the Pool of Siloam

‘Go,’ Jesus told him, ‘wash in the Pool of Siloam.’

The blind man went through the narrow streets of Jerusalem to the pool.

The man went into the water. 

He still had the muddy clay Jesus had put on his eyes. 

He began washing away the mud just as Jesus had told him to.

To his amazement, for the very first time in his life ...

He could see!!!

Jesus healed a man born blind scriptures - John 9

1 As He passed by, He saw a man blind from birth .

2 And His disciples asked Him, " Rabbi , who sinned , this man or his parents , that he would be born blind ?"

3 Jesus answered , "It was neither that this man sinned , nor his parents ; but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him. 

4 "We must work the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day ; night is coming when no one can work .

 5 "While I am in the world , I am the Light of the world ." 

6 When He had said this , He spat on the ground , and made clay of the spittle , and applied the clay to his eyes , 

7 and said to him, "Go , wash in the pool of Siloam " (which is translated , Sent ). So he went away and washed , and came back seeing .

8 Therefore the neighbors , and those who previously saw him as a beggar , were saying , "Is not this the one who used to sit and beg ?" 

9 Others were saying , "This is he," still others were saying , "No , but he is like him." He kept saying , "I am the one." 

10 So they were saying to him, "How then were your eyes opened ?" 

11 He answered , "The man who is called Jesus made clay , and anointed my eyes , and said to me, 'Go to Siloam and wash '; so I went away and washed , and I received sight ." 

12 They said to him, "Where is He?" He said , "I do not know ."

The Pharisees Investigate the Healing

13 They brought to the Pharisees the man who was formerly blind . 

14 Now it was a Sabbath on the day when Jesus made the clay and opened his eyes . 

15 Then the Pharisees also were asking him again how he received his sight . And he said to them, "He applied clay to my eyes , and I washed , and I see ." 

16 Therefore some of the Pharisees were saying , "This man is not from God , because He does not keep the Sabbath ." But others were saying , "How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs ?" And there was a division among them. 

17 So they said to the blind man again , "What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes ?" And he said , "He is a prophet ." 

18 The Jews then did not believe it of him, that he had been blind and had received sight , until they called the parents of the very one who had received his sight , 

19 and questioned them, saying , "Is this your son , who you say was born blind ? Then how does he now see ?" 

20 His parents answered them and said , "We know that this is our son , and that he was born blind ; 

21 but how he now sees , we do not know ; or who opened his eyes , we do not know . Ask him; he is of age , he will speak for himself ." 

22 His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews ; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him to be Christ , he was to be put out of the synagogue .

 23 For this reason his parents said , " He is of age ; ask him." 

24 So a second time they called the man who had been blind , and said to him, " Give glory to God ; we know that this man is a sinner ."

 25 He then answered , "Whether He is a sinner , I do not know ; one thing I do know , that though I was blind , now I see ."

26 So they said to him, "What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes ?" 

27 He answered them, " I told you already and you did not listen ; why do you want to hear it again ? You do not want to become His disciples too , do you?" 

28 They reviled him and said , "You are His disciple , but we are disciples of Moses . 

29 "We know that God has spoken to Moses , but as for this man , we do not know where He is from." 

30 The man answered and said to them, "Well , here e is an amazing thing , that you do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes . 

31 "We know that God does not hear sinners ; but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will , He hears him. 

32 "Since the beginning of time it has never been heard that anyone opened the eyes of a person born blind . 

33 " If this man were not from God , He could do nothing e ." 

34 They answered him, " You were born entirely in sins , and are you teaching us?" So they put him out.

Spiritual Blindness

35 Jesus heard that they had put him out, and finding him, He said , "Do you believe in the Son of Man ?" 

36 He answered , " Who is He, Lord , that I may believe in Him?" 

37 Jesus said to him, "You have both seen Him, and He is the one who is talking with you." 

38 And he said , "Lord , I believe ." And he worshiped Him.

39 And Jesus said , " For judgment I came into this world , so that those who do not see may see , and that those who see may become blind ." 

40 Those of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and said to Him, " We are not blind too , are we?" 

41 Jesus said to them, " If you were blind , you would have no sin ; but since you say , ' We see ,' your sin remains .

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